Saturday, January 28, 2012

(Note: I'm often asked whether certain plants are salt tolerant. I intend to address the subject generally in a later blog article.)We are interested in purchasing some Carolina Jessamine, but have a
question. We plan to use it to climb on a pergola at our beachfront
home. The local county agricultural extension agent says
that it is salt-tolerant. What do you think? Do you know of anyone who
has grown in successfully in a beachfront environment?

I can not think of a specific beachfront property where I've seen
Gelsemium sempervirens growing, but that's probably because it is so ubiquitous in S.
GA. I've seen it growing in the wild all over Skidaway Island. I was on Jekyll Island recently, and saw plenty of it near
the rivers and beach.

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John has over 35 years of horticultural experience.
He has been an instructor in Landscape Design, a featured guest
speaker, a plant tester for federal and state plant
programs, the familiar voice on the local radio "Garden Minute", and a
gardening consultant. John is a frequent contributor to State-By-State
Gardening magazine. He has been instrumental in helping to encourage
and establish others in "The Green Industry."
He also likes to travel, cook and sing.